"Brain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001921
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain- Brain
- Brains
- Encephalon
- Encephalons
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Neuropathology in a diverse cohort of oldest-old: The LifeAfter90 study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul; 22(7):e71634.
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County-level School Quality Education Measures During Ninth Grade and Brain Health Imaging Markers in Late Life. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2025 Oct-Dec 01; 39(4):197-203.
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The Association Between Divorce and Late-life Brain Health in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Older Adults. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2025 Oct-Dec 01; 39(4):250-255.
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Does education promote resilience and brain health in those with exceptional longevity? The LifeAfter90 study. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 10; 21(10):e70820.
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Non-caloric sweetener effects on brain appetite regulation in individuals across varying body weights. Nat Metab. 2025 Mar; 7(3):574-585.
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Influence of insulin sensitivity on food cue evoked functional brain connectivity in children. Neuroimage. 2025 Apr 15; 310:121154.
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Childhood Community Disadvantage and MRI-Derived Structural Brain Integrity After Age 65 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443703.
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Team is brain: leveraging EHR audit log data for new insights into acute care processes. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 12 13; 30(1):8-15.
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Genome-wide meta-analyses reveal novel loci for verbal short-term memory and learning. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Nov; 27(11):4419-4431.
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Framingham and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Pooled Cohort Equations, High-Sensitivity Troponin T, and N-Terminal Pro-Brain-Type Natriuretic Peptide for Predicting Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events Across the Spectrum of Kidney Dysfunction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Jun 07; 11(11):e024913.